KATO

For over a century, KATO have been following the motto of “Contributing To Society By Providing Excellent Products.” They continue developing a variety of machines to meet the needs of the days for lifting and construction industries. kATO's current technologies can be traced back through their long history of developing original technologies. Since their establishment, they have valued creativity and challenged the limits of technological innovation with a pioneering spirit. Starting with the diesel engines designed in the early 20th century, KATO have continued to develop truck cranes, hydraulic excavators, rough terrain cranes and all terrain cranes that have revolutionized the construction machine industry.

Over the years, the KATO brand has won customers' trust worldwide as a technology-oriented manufacturer with a wealth of experience and a solid track record. To build up the global brand KATO to a much further position and to respond to the change of economic environment precisely, they acquired IHI Construction Machinery Limited and changed the company name to KATO HICOM CO.,LTD.